National Black Law Students Association

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National Black Law Students Association
AbbreviationNBLSA
Formation1968; 56 years ago (1968)
FounderAlgernon Johnson Cooper
Founded atNew York University Law School
TypeOrganization
PurposeTo articulate and promote the needs and goals of black law students and effectuate change in the legal community
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Region
United States
Membership
6000
AffiliationsNational Bar Association
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

The National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA), founded in 1968,

Mock Trial
Competitions are held during its Annual Convention.

In 1968,

New York University Law School.[1][2] In 1983, BALSA revised its name and the word "American" was deleted to encompass all blacks, including those not of American nationality. Later, the word "National" was added to reflect the organization's national expansion, which now includes representation in the law schools of forty-eight states and Puerto Rico
.

The association has ties with the National Bar Association, the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, The National Black Alliance, and the National Black Leadership Roundtable.

At the fortieth anniversary convention of the NBLSA in

Detroit Cooper, speaking on the origins of the organization, said:[2]

We organized at NYU during the halcyon days of the late '60s, in the midst of riots, and our mission was contemplated, debated, discussed, agreed upon, refined and re-refined as only law students can do. But finally, we decided that our mission was to articulate and promote professional needs and goals of African American law students ...to initiate a change within the legal system that would make it more responsive to the needs of the African American community.

References

  1. ^ a b c Dunham, Mark A. (October 30, 2017). "NBLSA National Chair's Mid-Year Message". National Black Law Students Association. Archived from the original on August 29, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. ^
    ISBN 9781603064149
    . At its fortieth anniversary convention, in Detroit, Jay reflected on its formation and its future: We organized at NYU during the halcyon days of the late '60s, in the midst of riots, and our mission was contemplated, debated, discussed, agreed upon, refined and re-refined as only law students can do. But finally we decided that our mission was to articulate and promots professional needs and goals of African American law students ...to initiate a change within the legal system that would make it more responsive to the needs of the African American community.
  3. University at Buffalo School of Law
    . Spring 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2020. The Douglass competition is a national appellate advocacy competition organized by the Nation Black Law Student Association, the largest law students organization in the United States.

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